Hills News
Dangerous PFAS chemicals add to Mississippi’s water woes
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today August 9, 2023 Crystal and Tim Dotson were spooked after watching “The Devil We Know,” a documentary about how the scarily named “forever chemicals” contaminated...
University to Use Gift to Elevate Environmental Studies Program
BY TINA H. HAHN The University of Mississippi is working to add faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and develop curriculum for a new degree major in environmental studies, thanks to a...
Inability to pay a $100,000 bail kept a Mississippi man in jail for three years. After taking a plea deal, a mother worries her son won’t survive in prison
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 Pamela Grimsley was in a race against time to help her only child, Nathan Cox, get out of jail. It was a year ago that the west Tennessee resident...
Lauren Smith, candidate who voted outside precinct, asked to testify in separate election violation case
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 A Tupelo defense attorney recently subpoenaed Lauren Smith, a candidate running for the state Legislature, to testify in a criminal case involving a...
State Senate candidate admittedly voted outside her home precinct. Some say she broke the law.
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today July 25, 2023 A Republican candidate for the state Legislature might have publicly admitted to skirting the state’s election laws by voting in a city where she...
Tupelo’s Hyperion Technology Group awarded $10 million defense contract
By: Frank Corder Hyperion Technology Group started in 2009 at the Renasant Center for IDEAs in Tupelo and has experienced rapid growth. On Thursday, the company was awarded a $10,012,627 contract...